‘Fireflies Photographed in Trees with Long Time Exposure’ A popular set of ethereal photographs purports to depict fireflies "photographed in trees with long time exposure," but the explanation was inaccurate.
Solo Cups’ ‘Measuring Lines’ A long-circulating rumor about various markings on red Solo cups describes them as measuring lines.
‘White Pride Skittles,’ Explained Circulating images of white Pride Skittles demonstrated where punctuation and capitalization really count.
Gas Shortage Hummer Fire A popular post on Reddit's r/IdiotsInCars purported showed a Hummer burned in a fire after the driver "hoarded" gas.
What is an ‘Apology Dinner’? Two back-to-back posts on the same subreddit about an apology dinner led to widespread confusion over whether such a custom existed.
‘Pockets in Dresses Were Phased Out So Women Could Prove They Were Not Witches’ A deleted tweet about why women's dresses purportedly lack pockets lived on in screenshots.
‘Monastery of Sakia, Library Found in Tibet Containing 84,000 Secret Manuscripts’ Viral social media posts purportedly detail the discovery of ancient manuscripts at a Tibetan monastery.
‘Y’all, Check Your Attics’ Facebook Warning In April 2021, a March 8 2019 Facebook post about a man caught secretly living in a woman’s attic went viral — purportedly told from the point of view of the unfortunate woman’s son. The Post and its Variations Originally, the text of the post read: YALL CHECK YOUR ATTICS. My mom been hearing noises […]
‘This Superman Poster From the 1950s Is Pretty Awesome’ A March 2021 Imgur post purportedly showed 1950s Superman art that was used to encourage diversity.
‘A Click Farm in Asia Where Low Paid Workers Are Used to Inflate Video Views and Trick Advertisers’ A long-circulating image of one woman and dozens of iPhones was shared to Reddit in April 2021, purportedly showing a click farm.
